Profits & Politics

Mitch Roschelle, Founding Partner, Macro Trends Advisors, joins Bob to talk about the third year of a presidency in the stock market -- usually good! -- but how debt in the private markets could be a concern. And there's the government, which can't solve problems like immigration and social security, and keeps running up the debt. Then there's the Vince Gill story -- who knew he was married to Amy Grant? (Every country music fan, which Mitch is now!)

Financial analyst Tracy Byrnes joins Bob and Jerry to talk business and politics. Are we in an AI bubble -- Tracy says to stop comparing it to the dot-com era. Could the Vivek Ramaswamy campaign in Ohio backfire on him? Jerry gives an example of what happens when two AI programs talk to each other and leave out the human. Bob saw "You Can See Everything" and still can't believe it. And it's time for Free Bird from a young drummer who kills it.

Dennis Kneale, former Managing Editor at Forbes, joins Bob and Jerry to talk about the economy and politics -- and asks the question, "Why is nobody covering this economic miracle?" Bob has an answer.

How the media covered a terrorist attack. Are prediction markets subject to rigging – and why would CBS ant to depend on them? Did Nixon get a raw deal? Mayor Mamdani defines socialism – is that what our Founders had in mind? Are data center polluting the air with noise? And why would a 15-year old’s tweets cost him a job now that he’s in his 20s.

Bob asks Jerry which matters more, Hawks or Hawkeyes. Yeah, a US Senator calls a witness a dirtbag and gets the facts wrong. Who was his audience? Also, Kennedy was more like Reagan than Dems of today. CNN does another silly poll, and America launches America.gov

Retired Army Ranger Captain Barry Todd says Cuba could be next -- and become the 51st state! He also shares how to deal with Iran. Jerry and Bob chat about terrorists, and about whether racism is universal. 

Bob and Jerry look at the news, as Trump gets shot down by ChatGPT, Xi comes to visit, without hat in hand, Sonny on the View brags about something not everybody would brag about, and the author of 1619 has second thoughts. 

Free Bird! Bob recounts his weekend in Colorado, including seeing Skynyrd! Jerry tell HIS story about Lynyrd Skynyrd. Trump is banning some of the more liberal press, which may not achive what his wants, even as he tries to improve his polling, which is at historic lows. The media is fighting back – including Fox, which wants the others back in the henhouse. While Trump says it’s a privilege to cover the president, Bob says it’s a privilege to be president. And another UFO sighting from Jerry, with Free Bird closing it out.

Bob and Jerry talk about how AOC showed disrespect on 9/11 and it may cost her. There's also the Democratic Party serving as a Trojan horse for an extreme part of the party. The news 60 Minutes didn't impress Bob -- especially the Last Minute. Are data centers and AI going to kill all of us -- and could Trump and his family make money off of it? And finally, will the Kennedy Center close unless Trump gets his name on it? Or will he hold his breath until that happens.

Jerry tells a story about his dad helping to build the World Trade Center. Bob talks about nearly Loudoun County and why they're having second thoughts over more data centers. And Coach James Franklin at VA Tech objects to a penalty on a player who high fives members of the Corps of Cadets, training to be career military officers.